DFCEX — Emerging Markets Core Equity Portfolio
Data updated: 2026-06-24
DFCEX — Emerging Markets Core Equity Portfolio data: holdings, portfolio allocation, expenses, performance, cashflows, risk and SEC filings. Emerging Markets Information Technology Equity · $37.86B AUM · 0.39% expense ratio · 46.0% 1-yr return. From SEC regulatory filings.
DFCEX Fund Overview
DFCEX — Emerging Markets Core Equity Portfolio is a US mutual fund managed by Dfa Investment Dimensions Group INC, categorised as Emerging Markets Information Technology Equity. ABC INVEST provides holdings, performance, costs, cashflows, risk data, prospectus documents and SEC filings, sourced from SEC filings.
- Type: US mutual fund
- Manager: Dfa Investment Dimensions Group INC
- Category: Emerging Markets Information Technology Equity
- Assets under management: $37.86B
- 1-year return: 46.0%
- Ticker: DFCEX
- SEC CIK: 0000355437
- SEC series ID: S000000978
- Share class ID: C000002729
DFCEX Holdings
Top 10 holdings of Emerging Markets Core Equity Portfolio by percentage of net assets, from the fund's latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Holding | % of net assets |
|---|---|
| Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd | 7.36% |
| Samsung Electronics Co Ltd | 4.28% |
| SK hynix Inc | 2.34% |
| Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd | 2.30% |
| Tencent Holdings Ltd | 1.82% |
| Dimensional Holdings Inc. | 1.41% |
| The DFA Investment Trust Company | 1.39% |
| Alibaba Group Holding Ltd | 1.03% |
| Petroleo Brasileiro SA - Petrobras | 0.58% |
| MediaTek Inc | 0.57% |
DFCEX Portfolio Allocation
Asset-class allocation of Emerging Markets Core Equity Portfolio by percentage of net assets, from the latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Asset class | Allocation |
|---|---|
| Equity | 101.1% |
| Cash & Equivalents | 1.4% |
| Derivatives | 0.1% |
DFCEX Performance
Total returns for DFCEX (as of 2026-08-01), from SEC filings.
| Period | Total return |
|---|---|
| YTD | 15.3% |
| 1 year | 46.0% |
| 3 years (annualised) | 20.4% |
| 5 years (annualised) | 8.5% |
DFCEX Risk Information
Risk metrics for DFCEX, derived from monthly returns in SEC filings.
- 1-year volatility (annualised): 18.4%
DFCEX Costs and Fees
DFCEX costs about $39 per $10,000 invested per year in fund expenses.
- Net expense ratio: 0.39%
- Gross expense ratio: 0.39%
- Portfolio turnover: 5%
- Brokerage commissions: 0.52 bps of average net assets (SEC N-CEN)
DFCEX Cashflows
Over the 12 months to 2026-04, Emerging Markets Core Equity Portfolio had net outflows of $636.01M, from monthly SEC N-PORT filings.
| Month | Net flow |
|---|---|
| 2026-04 | −$176.86M |
| 2026-03 | −$210.92M |
| 2026-02 | −$194.55M |
| 2026-01 | $23.61M |
| 2025-12 | $233.35M |
| 2025-11 | −$154.59M |
DFCEX Debt Constituents
No individual debt constituents are reported in Emerging Markets Core Equity Portfolio's latest SEC N-PORT filing.
DFCEX Prospectus and SEC Filings
Official Emerging Markets Core Equity Portfolio filings on SEC EDGAR — prospectus, portfolio holdings and annual reports.
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Data Sources
ABC INVEST compiles this page from public filings made to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) through EDGAR: portfolio holdings and monthly cashflows from Form N-PORT, expenses and returns from fund prospectuses (Form 485BPOS) and the SEC DERA Risk/Return Summary data sets, annual data from Form N-CEN, and shareholder reports from Form N-CSR.